Short Answer
The Akashic Records, as understood by Mari Swaruu in S-210 and S-212, are not a library, not a separate dimension, and not a system administered by cosmic archivists. They are the totality of all thoughts, ideas, experiences, and emotions that have ever existed and will ever exist — residing in higher existential realms where linear time does not apply. At their most expanded level, the Akashic Records are Source itself: the infinite, unified field of consciousness from which all experience arises and into which all experience returns.
But the Records are not a single, undifferentiated mass. They exist at every level of consciousness simultaneously. Each existential realm — each frequency band defined by the shared perception agreements of the souls inhabiting it — has its own version of the Akashic Records: the collective unconscious of that level, the shared telepathic pool of ideas and experiences that all vibrationally compatible beings contribute to and draw from. The material world has its version. The lower astral has its version. Higher realms have theirs. And the ultimate version is Source.
Access to the Records is entirely frequency-dependent. You can only perceive and download information from levels of the Records that match your vibrational state. This is not a restriction imposed by gatekeepers — it is a natural consequence of the same frequency-match principle that governs everything in this framework. To access more expanded levels, you must raise your frequency through inner work, meditation, and the shedding of limiting beliefs.
The Full Picture
Not a Location — A Field
Mari's first clarification in S-210 is that the Akashic Records are not located in a specific place or dimension. The common attribution of the Records to the seventh dimension or density reflects the human tendency to compartmentalise — to break vast concepts into manageable categories. While this approach makes things easier to discuss, it misrepresents the nature of the Records.
The Records exist everywhere and at all levels simultaneously. This follows directly from the material's broader position that there are no truly separate realms — only frequencies of consciousness that create the experience of different realities. Each frequency band has its own pool of information, and that pool is the Akashic Records at that level. The brain, as a frequency filter, locks incarnated souls into the material bandwidth, which means they can typically only access the material level of the Records — the collective unconscious of human civilisation.
The soul, however, is not in the body. It works through the body. The soul exists in higher realms where time is not linear and where the distinction between past, present, and future dissolves. All thoughts that have ever existed and will ever exist are always present there. The material brain simply cannot process this information in its filtered state.
Levels of the Records
Mari describes a layered structure — not because the Records are inherently layered, but because this is how they appear from a limited perspective:
The personal level. Each individual soul holds its own history, its accumulated experiences across all incarnations. This is the soul's private version of the Records. Accessing this level is what happens when you connect with your higher self or when you recall past-life experiences — you are downloading information from your own broader self that exists beyond the body's filters.
The collective unconscious level. A group of like-minded souls sharing similar frequencies creates a shared pool of information — their perceptions, their agreements about reality, their emotional patterns, their knowledge. This collective unconscious functions as the Akashic Records for that group. Every member contributes to and draws from this pool, usually without conscious awareness. On Earth, this is how cultural assumptions, shared beliefs, and collective mood states propagate — through the telepathic field of the collective unconscious.
The Source level. At the highest level, the Akashic Records are Source itself — the incomprehensible totality of all consciousness, all experience, all possibility. There is nothing outside Source, so there is nothing outside the Records at this level. Every thought, every soul, every experience is a fragment within this ultimate field.
How Access Works
Access to the Records is determined entirely by frequency match. Mari states in S-212 that you can only perceive information within the Records that corresponds to your current vibrational state. If your frequency is locked into the material bandwidth, you can only access material-level information. To access higher levels, your frequency must rise to match them.
This means you are always accessing the Akashic Records. Every thought you have, every intuition, every creative impulse draws from the shared pool of consciousness at whatever level your frequency currently touches. The question is not whether you can access the Records but which level of them you are accessing.
The practical method Mari describes for expanding access is meditation — specifically, clearing the mind of its compulsive thought patterns (what she calls the monkey mind) and creating space for deeper awareness. In the silence between thoughts, the connection to more expanded levels of the Records begins. With practice, the space between thoughts widens, and information from higher levels begins to flow through.
This is, Mari states explicitly, the mechanism of channelling. A person who has raised their frequency through consistent inner work gains access to information from more expanded existential realms and their corresponding Records. They become a conduit for that information to enter the material world. Starseeds naturally have this capacity because their frequency is higher than the Earth average — they are souls from more advanced civilisations whose awareness gives them access to information that most incarnated humans cannot reach.
Swaruu of Erra's Personal Practice
Swaruu 9 provides her own dedicated account of the Akashic Records in transcript 425, and her perspective both reinforces and sharpens Mari's framework. The Records, she says, are not a library per se — that image is only a personal manifestation of the person accessing them. A library is the clearest metaphor a human mind can offer for detailed, ordered information. Another race might visualise holographic computers or a room full of quartz crystals. The form is irrelevant; the mechanism is identical.
The access method is precise: empty the mind in deep meditation, leaving only the concept of the question — not words, not language, just the concept. Erase everything else. The soul is the Source signal; the answer is already part of you. You do not retrieve it from elsewhere. You uncover what your own Source-nature already contains.
Swaruu describes thought observation with a vivid image: sitting in a park watching dogs walk past on the path. A brown dog trots by with a silver collar and a happy face — you observe it pass and make no judgement. That dog is a thought. Another will come. You are the one watching the dog; you are not the dog. You are not your thoughts. As this skill deepens, the dogs bother you less and less, the mind settles, and the connection to the Ether opens.
She addresses an important subtlety about truth in the Records: if two people access the same information and get the same result, they may believe they have found absolute truth. But they are actually corroborating each other's shared perception agreements. The information returned from the Records is always filtered by the accessor's personal frequency, thoughts, and preconceptions. There is no absolute truth in the Records — only relative truth shaped by the consciousness that accesses it. The emptier the mind, the more reliable the information, because the observer's own ideas distort the data less.
Swaruu states that she accesses the Akashic Records constantly — while doing mechanical tasks, while among other people who do not realise it. The progression is: master meditation, then channel, then maintain the knowledge while multitasking. Formal meditation posture becomes unnecessary once the skill is internalised. This aligns with her broader position that spiritual practice is not ritual but the development of a permanent state of consciousness.
Accessing Other Versions of Yourself
One of Mari's more detailed applications of the Records concept is the connection between parallel versions of the self. All the other versions of you — living in other timelines, other incarnations, other existential realms — are connected through the Records. Their experiences influence and form who you are today, contributing to your personality, values, and intuitive knowledge. You influence them in return.
This exchange happens most readily during dreams, where the body's filtering is reduced and the soul can perceive across a wider frequency range. Dream experiences that feel vivid but unfamiliar may be glimpses of what another version of you is living in a parallel timeline.
The deeper implication is that all souls are ultimately versions of the same Source. Every person, every creature, every being in every realm is another expression of the single consciousness that is Source. The separation between them is an idea, maintained by frequency differences and perceptual agreements. The Akashic Records, at their deepest level, are the totality of Source's self-experience — every perspective simultaneously.
The Practical Path
Mari's advice in S-212 for those seeking to access more expanded levels of the Records is consistent and specific:
Simplify your life. Shed what does not serve you — unnecessary drama, obligations, and attachments that consume energy and keep your frequency locked at the material level.
Practise meditation. Not as ritual but as genuine mental clearing. Quiet the compulsive thought-stream and create space for deeper awareness. Patience and consistency matter more than technique.
Release karma. Become light in both senses — illuminated and unburdened. Self-imposed guilt and obligation weigh the frequency down and restrict access to higher levels.
Avoid chemical shortcuts. Mari explicitly discourages psychedelics for accessing expanded states. While they can force mystical experiences, the result is typically a chaotic mixture of genuine higher perception and brain malfunction, occurring at levels the person is not prepared to handle. The lower astral — closest in frequency to the material world — is often what psychedelics open access to, not the higher realms.
Be congruent. The key to accessing the Records is not technique but being. Your vibration must genuinely match the level you seek. This cannot be faked or forced — it must arise from genuine inner transformation.
Evolution of Understanding Across Speakers
Mari Swaruu provides the comprehensive framework: Akashic Records as Source itself at the most expanded level; layered levels corresponding to each existential realm's collective unconscious; access through frequency match; meditation as the path; channelling as natural consequence of expanded frequency; starseeds as natural channels; parallel selves connected through the Records; all beings as versions of Source.
Swaruu of Erra (Swaruu 9) provides both the foundational metaphysics (034) and the most detailed personal account of accessing the Records (425). The Records are Source accessed through meditation; the library image is personal manifestation, not objective reality; emptying the mind of all content except the concept of the question is the method; information returned is always filtered by the accessor's frequency and perception agreements — no absolute truth, only relative; channelling follows the same principle; Swaruu accesses the Records constantly while multitasking.
Yazhi Swaruu adds the ultimate perspective: there are no densities, no dimensions, no separate realms — only the unity of Source experiencing itself from countless perspectives; all subdivision is arbitrary and based on point of view.
Key Transcript References
| Transcript | Speaker(s) | Key Contribution |
|---|---|---|
| S-210 | Mari Swaruu | Akashic Records as totality of all thoughts/experiences existing outside linear time; not located in a specific dimension; exist at every level simultaneously; collective unconscious of each realm is its level of Records; brain as filter locks perception to material level; souls always accessing Records through their frequency; telepathic fields as mechanism of shared access |
| S-212 | Mari Swaruu | Most expanded Akashic Records is Source itself; as many levels as there are souls; each soul holds own holographic fragment; access through frequency match only; meditation as path to expanded access; channelling as natural consequence; starseeds as souls with higher frequency accessing expanded Records; parallel selves connected through Records; psychedelics discouraged; simplify life and shed karma |
| 425 | Swaruu of Erra (9) | Akashic Records as accessing Source through meditation; library image is personal manifestation (other races see holographic computers or quartz); empty mind leaving only concept of question; information filtered by accessor's frequency — no absolute truth only relative; two people corroborating = shared perception agreements not proof; channelling same principle; Swaruu accesses Records constantly while multitasking; thought observation technique (dogs in park analogy) |
| 034 | Swaruu of Erra (9) | Soul built through accumulated experience; dynamic process; holographic fractal of Source; consciousness creates reality |
| 184 | Athena Swaruu | Soul IS Source; no separate creation; what limits perception is the idea of limitation |
| 354 | Yazhi Swaruu | All souls are fragments of Source; katra boundaries are information patterns; experiential divergence creates natural clusters |